A person's value largely depends on what they spend their time on. If every day is filled with simple, easily replaceable tasks like cooking and cleaning, then the market has already set the prices for these types of labor. It doesn't matter who does them; the income naturally hits a ceiling. The issue isn't whether these tasks are meaningful, but if someone only does these things for a long time, it's hard to amplify their value. To become more valuable, the first step isn't to work harder at low-value tasks, but to try to free up time from these activities and dedicate it to areas with more growth potential and higher value per unit time. Gradually investing energy into skills and fields that are harder to replace gives individuals the opportunity to continually increase their worth.